2006 China Open (snooker)
The 2006 Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20–26 March 2006 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This was the penultimate ranking event of the 2005/2006 season, preceding the 2006 World Championship.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 20–26 March 2006 |
Venue | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium |
City | Beijing |
Country | China |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £197,250 |
Winner's share | £30,000 |
Highest break | |
Final | |
Champion | |
Runner-up | |
Score | 9–8 |
← 2005 2007 → |
Mark Williams won the tournament by defeating John Higgins 9–8 in a high quality final.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
Winner: £30,000 |
Stage one high break: £500 Stage one maximum break: £1,000 |
Wildcard round
Match | Score | ||
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WC1 | 2–5 | ||
WC2 | 1–5 | ||
WC3 | 5–2 | ||
WC4 | 5–2 | ||
WC5 | 5–2 | ||
WC6 | 5–2 | ||
WC7 | 5–1 | ||
WC8 | 5–3 | ||
Main draw
Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, March 26, 2006.[2][4] | ||
Mark Williams (11) |
9–8 | John Higgins (8) |
Afternoon: 1–85 (54), 63–60, 60–66 (56, 66), 72–52, 69–0 (60), 3–74 (74), 25–68, 73–32 (66) Evening: 67–0, 57–71, 78–42 (61), 39–58, 0–75 (69), 70–12 (69), 58–47, 28–64 (64), 69–44 | ||
69 | Highest break | 74 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
5 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between November 15 and November 18, 2005.[4]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- "Preisgeld China Open 2006". brownball.de. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- "Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open 2006". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- "2006 China Open Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- "2006 China Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2006.